Another mixed bag of things done for the lovely Ms L who is struggling with Motor Neurone Disease and another serious unrelated condition. All things she needs doing but carers don’t have the time to do.

We cleared some space on her table, including some roses that had never got beyond budding (but should have been as per the photo); also some letters from her landlord about the broken down lifts which had left her unable to got beyond her top floor flat last week; plus sorting some some post-it notes that with things she needs to add to her funeral plan. There were understandably a few tears about this - particularly when she checked whether I wanted to go.

Clearing some space on her table was something she wanted so that she could read some of her past diaries.

Despite all this, or perhaps because of it, we had a lovely chat over a cup of tea.

A easy part two of the laundrette trip for the lovely Ms L, there was almost a mix up with two identical laundry bags. Fortunately gentlemen’s undergarments were not taken back down Lee High Road to a grateful and chatty Ms L.

Easy peelers were on the lovely Ms Y’s list today and I always have to check whether she means what are branded as easy peelers or satsumas. Someone else I shop for has it the wrong way round!

It was an easy shop apart from the infernal Co-Op tills. There were a couple of spillages and a blocked washing machine dispenser to deal with when I got back - things that the carers never have time for.

It was so good to see Ms D again, I’ve been helping her try to sort out the possessions in her home which are overwhelming her. Her mobility is very limited and she has ME. She also has a father with Alzheimer’s who she provides some of the care for.

I hadn’t been since July and it was obvious,. So today’s session was spent sorting out the kitchen - getting rid of a lot of out of date food and doing a lot of washing up.

It felt like a therapeutic task in the Therapeutic Garden at St Mary's in Lewisham. It was weeding one of the wild flower beds that looked wonderful in the early summer. It had become overrun by grass, green alkanet and some brambles.

Big inroads were made but only a quarter of the bed was weeded, so I know what I'll be doing next time!

I looked a bit bedraggled when I got to the laundrette with the lovely Ms L’s towels and sheets; however the suggestion that I should jump into a washing machine seemed a little bit harsh. I’ll be back to pick up Ms L’s washing later in the week though.

I’d had quite a long chat with Ms L before heading out into the rain - she was upset about a family death and she told me lots about the niece and her life back in Malaysia.